Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

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ienoioegl fruifB and FeHstahsea Neers
tks Ind y ofsarsd II tkeas battoma -
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paasuEaas naunily e0mmeneeB h M4teh
sad iasta tili DsoambeE. t6na m4k1nS
this EaRion ths naturAi homs Of tne
daiEy.
nor cuLxunx-
Bau snlfurs haa benn eoudaeesd IN
Il the viaan1fy - Pugcf 90una - ae az
feunfve eeafn. and with rsmafkabls -
salts - - fhs aysFaas yield. Insfanees
are eoumoB q a aVsraes ylsld Of oSeE
900 poands pr soEs for ; per1od % -
/ o. twelve successive yeaFs. Sens RfnW-
eFs eiaim % have Eaissd eses 500
/ poands 70 tbs aors.
Thsre are no worms o. lee 20 a6ect
shfs plant, and TIE feilnfs 81 the hop
orDa % aosnuus 81 wermin 4Bsing the
pasf year IN tbs stats Of New Tsrk has
led 70 ths neoeaaity of psoeaFinR hops N
Washington Territory 20 sappay the
dsm4nd In AnasFieA daring tbs pre9eos
year. Many DayeEs from Neg York and
Wisaunsin are now vfait1aG tie hog
heids 81 Washington Tertiary, and
th=y aasurs ne AZ ne high qnsiity q
lhis psoduotios e RAISED n t1s Tern
tory, and Of The pEsetisabiiity Of oaE
aaktna ne large shIT meats 70 ne kaat
whieh are nog going on. e The log rate
Of les than 1He. per po1nd frcm PaRst
sound 10 New York. It is bsiisved that
the crop this year viii amOuns % over
20 O9o baiss, o. enOu9h 20 snppiy freight
tor naaFiy 800 ears. and yet this ladies
Try u only In is infancy In raspeet 20
the aFsa that may b. successfully c1l-
fisafed.
OATS AND wEKk1.
Enormous cEops Of oats are raised on
The tide lsods Of PaRst sound, Of which
shout 80 000 acres have bean diked and
reclaimed. Instances are common 81
le0 bashsls 20 the sore. Aboas 10000
acres more Of these tide lands eAn -
diked and reclaimed.
Very ltttIs what 10 Eaisaa IN the west-
sFn portion Of The TeFribory, but In sss
sFAi ooanties In the eastern portion OF
the Territory ths average cFDp b rep0Rt-
ed 70 be over Is bushels 70 chs aoFs.
CLIMATE.
In TIE western portsan Of the Terri
tory the winters are 90 mild that the
psoaecsion Of tsees nRd VINES - nsyeF
thouRht Of, and 10 10 very rare that any
are injured.
Avery common misapVsshsnsion sx-
ists IN regard 20 the climate Of washing
son Territory. IL is gensFaiiy supposed
that thiB region, which - nsafiy N the
latitude OF Qaebeo, oa the esst coast,
possesses winners eoeFespondinGlg fFiRid.
! EheFefors | may BE- paFdoned for rsites-
atinR that tbs climate N winter b ex-
eeedingiy mild, while In sumner 10 10
moderately o00L Tbe mean tempeFa-
tufe IL the eastern diyislon Of the Ter
Ettory 10 In summeF 81 and IN she
winter "a .. Wills In the western divt-
sion q Il s. IN summer and 30 N
winter.
AZ an illustration Of this Il may be
stated thai flowers often bloom Ia the
open sir 10 she western part Of WaAh-
inRton Territory daring every month Of
the year.
Tne cause Of this mild and equabIs
climate 10 attributable 70 she ocean car
rents and bFeeEes Of the Paeino coast.
ylsHKRrEs.
The Territory is extremely veil va
J tered By the great Columbia and ether
rivera, and by the various beantitnl In
/ lets from the ocean 10 the Pacific coast.
! The salmon Of Oolnmbia river and Pa
J ger SQUAD have obtained 9 woFid-1ids
. celobrity, and q large business h dons
in canning fah both on the river and Oh
] Puget soand. Tue whole Of the tids
; waters Of Puget sound abound viii
, food fish q, mollusks and edible alR@
J Delicious oysters and clans are 90
, tanned and shipped 10 various points OF
8 tie Pacific coast. Ia ta evident that TIA
{ growth Of this country Nill be attended
} eth q vast devt iopmeut Of lie hsherl
. interests. it's desiFable thai the United
: states Fish Commission shall tntF0dnol
shad and varieties Of the oyster know
! III the Esss into our waters, and l ven
! sure to suggest the pFopriesy Of en- ap
preparation By Congress. 70 Be expsndec
under the direction Of the Untted Statsi
Fish U0mmission 10 developing the hsh
cries Of Washineton Territory.
MrxxnAIS-coAL AND COAL MENxo.
The snpply Of coal for the Pacias
: Coast Il mainly drawn from Washing
: toa Territory and British Columbia, anc
coal mining has come 10 be very I'm
portant industry 90 the soadnea Of Pc
; get Sound. Over 100000 tons havS
bsen taken fFon NevoAstle mine, neal
seattle, within the past seven years
Mines thus far largely developed are 81
; Newcastle. kenton. Talbot. Oadai
Mountain, Black Diamoad, ffauklin
tAaoma, south Prairie, Carbon Hi
and BsllinghAm bay. 1he total oaspuI
OF coal Ia the Territory fog the past
twenty Ave years is about :, SOC. 600 lons
or over Z par oent Of she uaitsd states
coal product for one year. 1he totAl
sutpat Of the mines In British Ool1mbia
: for the past twelve years h about The
same namber Of tons. Il u astinatsi
that the bulk OF the British Columbia
coal (65 per eent) is marketed ca ths
Paeins Coast In me Usited Ssatea Ow
ing 10 their facilities for transpoEtatlsu,
Tue nsaFneaa OF the mines TO tide waseE
and BY reason Of the emplnynaent Of
Chinese labor Whioh has been dieeon-
linued By HE mines in WashinRton Ter
ritoryl, and thB exoellenca 81 their coal.
the mines % Bgieish Oolumbia have
been stFanR competitors In the markets
Of the Uaited states on ths Pacific
Coast 1neFefoss. I would strongly a.
vooate the retenti0n Of the duty Of IS
oenta per ton on coal imported from
! A0EO@1s AnN CDAk mAIl HN0444 u " 80
ineton Territory are stronely apprehen-
ave shai 80 effort 20 Abolish thia duty
wtll be made By those Interested In tue
miaes II British Colnmbia. deem Il
important 20 invite tne aitention Of
Congress 10 this matter. wtah the hope
thai sach eaoEt will be resisted.
The bitumi. ons Goals Of this region
are very rich 10 carbon and make Q
slrone coke. The south Prairie coal q
Pierce ooaaty IL particularly noticeable
In thu eonneetisa. IL 10 used IN the
aanafaesuFe Of gAA
has onn.
Large aud remarkable deposits Of rich
magnetic iFon orr. Tying In the saoQaAi
mie Pass near the sanmit Of the Cas-
eade Meuntains have been Fsoenfly
tested By Eastern Steel mAnafactursrs,
and arrangements are reported 10 me %
have been made By pfominans Eassern
capitalists foe Transporting thia ore TO
side wateF and Ne mAHufaeture at steel
aherefrom.
Fartoas other rish deposits Of hama-
tite iron ore have beea foana Ia TIE sAma
saeinity. Tue latsss orss Asaay IS Per
eat pure metallic tfoa.
Rtoh deposita 81 iron are also fosn1 in
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